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Species : Rhamphorhynchus Muensteri Time : Upper Jurassic Diet : Piscivorous Temperament : Curious Presentation : As usefull as it sounds let me introduce you the Rhamphorhynchus : your future must have shoulder creature. With mixed abilities already existing in ARK but remastered and designed for all type of surviror PvE and PvP (you can help your allies even if you are on the other side of the map but you will learn more about it later) but don't worry if you are a solo player because we did not forget you so yes Rhamphorhynchus is also pretty usefull for you! This little curious creature will conquered your hearts and even more once you have unlocked its saddle (it can be crafted mid/late game and will required a fabricator). When on you shoulder the Rhamphorhynchus will scream to warn you that a wild creature has aggro on you or that an enemy tamed creature is nearby so Rhamphorhynchus will ping you from where the threat is coming from. Saddle : The Rhamphorhynchus's saddle comes with a wireless remote for your survivor to control the Rhampho at distance and most of all you can equiped to your Rhampho a spyglass (once you unlocked the tek binoculars engram you will able to replace the spyglass by it) so that you can take control of it and looking for high level creatures while you are still at your base doing your breeding !You can also found Rhamphorhynchus's saddles on loots crates and just like the Tropeognathus one : the highest the quality is more the damages of the turret will be but the armor will always be at 25 no matter how high the quality of it is. Rhamphorhynchus can be used as a military drone while being controled by you and its saddle has an integrated turret with different type of ammo (Riffle ammo, tranq darts) or your tribemate can take also control of it even if the Rampho is on your shoulder so you can be helped for taming a creature or just shooting at enemies for more backup.To use the turret mode you will need to craft the ammos and put it onto the Rampho's inventory but remember the turret can only be used by a survivor (of course i'ts not an automatic one!) and if you use it underwater the turret is not gonna work but the Rhamphorhynchus can also be used as surveillance camera underwater so you can let it there (it will not move from an inch) and going back to your stuff but keep in mind that if the Rampho detects any kinf of threat so you'll get a notification coming from it. And yes you can use it in the terestrials caves ! You can also use it on PvP for spying others and maybe setting on great and malicious traps. Abilities : When on you shoulder the Rhamphorhynchus will scream to warn you that a wild creature has aggro on you or that an enemy tamed creature is nerby so Rhamphorhynchus will ping you from where the threat is coming from. It is very usefull especially when you are starting on a new map just like Valguero with Wyvern trench and deinonychus nests because you can use the Rhamphorhynchus to steal eggs for you so you can stay safe and sound but take this on note : stealing eggs with it will also be dangerous because your Ramphorhynchus will just like your survivor be detectable by every creatures but you will not be defendless because it is a very maniable creature just like the Rhyniognatha in the air (flying backward while shooting at enemies that are chasing you and landing on the walls as well to get your Ramphorhynchus's stamina back) AND underwater (it doesn't have any oxygen and killing a fish like a coelacanthe or piranha for exemple will give you a speed boost for a few moment so it'll be able to travel through the map really fastly). Taming : The Rhamphorhynchus is one of the cleverer creatures of the arks so be on your guards while being on the redwoods or jungles because you will only have a short amount of time to tame it once the Rhampho screamed its interessement at your survivor. Now that you've localised it you will be able to see a little icon looking like a survivor's POI so be quick and press the indicated button. Once it's done the taming will began and the Rhamphorhynchus will flew from tree to tree so do not lost your sight on it to keep the taming going and not losing any effectiveness !